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verb (used without object)
1.
to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby.
2.
to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s.
3.
to utter a low murmuring sound.
4.
Scot. and North England.
a.
to bellow; low.
b.
to lament; mourn.
verb (used with object)
5.
to sing (a song) in a crooning manner.
6.
to lull by singing or humming to in a soft, soothing voice: to croon a child to sleep.
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noun
7.
the act or sound of crooning.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cronen < Middle Dutch: to lament
1350–1400; Middle English cronen < Middle Dutch: to lament
Related forms
croon·er, noun
croon·ing·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- He begins to croon and she croons back, which delights him.
- Sweet-and-sour salmon now regularly croon in sub-Saharan streets.
- Singers, too, have a little something to croon about.
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Word Origin & History
croon
c.1400, originally Scottish, from M.Du. kronen "to lament, mourn," perhaps onomatopoeic. Originally "to bellow like a bull" as well as "to utter a low, murmuring sound" (c.1460). Popularized by Robert Burns. Sense evolved to "lament," then to "sing softly and sadly." Crooner, as a type of popular singer,
EXPANDis from 1930.
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